Applied AI/ML Director Researcher

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution seeks an Applied AI/ML Director Researcher to develop AI solutions and mentor a team. The role focuses on automating complex operational processes, deploying AI applications, and collaborating across business lines. Ideal candidates will have research experience in AI, a track record of scaling solutions, and a passion for innovation. Expertise in AWS is preferred. This position offers an opportunity to influence the future of banking through cutting-edge AI technologies.

Qualifications

• Research experience in a top commercial AI research lab at a Director level.
• Deep understanding of AI fundamentals and practical data analysis experience.
• Proven track record of deploying AI/ML applications in production at scale.
• Familiarity with distributed computing for training and serving models.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop GenAI and Agentic solutions for automation.
• Mentor and inspire a team of AI engineers to foster innovation.
• Collaborate across Lines of Business to scale AI solutions.

Skills

Architecting solutions

AI research

Team leadership

Data analysis

User feedback integration

Education

PhD preferred

Tools

AWS

SageMaker

Job description

Our goal is to build the next generation of AI: autonomous agents that can reason, plan, act and learn to solve critical problems for an industry leading financial institution. We are looking for architects who will define the future of banking through Agentic AI. As an Applied AI/ML Director Researcher at JPMorganChase in the Applied Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning team in Corporate and Investment Banking you will transform operations by leveraging the latest advancements in agentic AI and frontier models. This is a role for a builder, a scientific pioneer and mentor who can bridge the gap between leading edge theory and enterprise-grade, large-scale, deployable systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop GenAI and Agentic solutions to automate complex operational processes
• Assist JPMorganChase (JPMC) Lines of Business and teams to directly solve priority use cases within the domain
• Deliver multiple agents that can collaborate to solve large, complex problems, orchestrate end‑to‑end workflows and scale across JPMC
• Design and build services and libraries that AI teams want to use
• Mentor and inspire a team of AI engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous learning
• Ensure the scalability, reliability, and security of AI/ML solutions in a production environment, focusing on long‑term sustainability
• Collaborate with stakeholders and technical partners across Lines of Business and firm‑wide to scale solutions and maximize impact

Qualifications

• Research experience or prior work in one of the top commercial AI research labs, in a Director level or equivalent role
• Deep understanding of AI fundamentals and practical experience with data analysis and experimental design
• Proven track record of deploying AI/ML applications in a production environment at scale
• Familiarity with distributed computing patterns for training, serving, and persistence of state
• Experience integrating user feedback to establish agentic refinement and self‑improving AI applications
• Experience in building and leading high‑performing AI teams

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• PhD preferred but not required
• Expertise in deploying models on AWS platforms such as SageMaker or Bedrock will be strongly considered, but not required

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long‑term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives. J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.